Question 1

Full-cost pricing is not widely used for all of the following reasons, except

Accepted Answer

A) Producers of harmful products would have to charge more. 
B) It is difficult to estimate environmental costs. 
C) Producers don't like the environment. 
D) Some businesses might go out of business. 
E) some businesses use political and economic power to retain government assistance 
A) Producers of harmful products would have to charge more. 
B) It is difficult to estimate environmental costs. 
C) Producers don't like the environment. 
D) Some businesses might go out of business. 
E) some businesses use political and economic power to retain government assistance

Question 2

All of the following are direct costs of an automobile, except

Accepted Answer

A) maintenance and repair 
B) gasoline 
C) pollution and health 
D) raw materials and labor 
E) oil 
A) maintenance and repair 
B) gasoline 
C) pollution and health 
D) raw materials and labor 
E) oil

Question 3

The Grameen Bank specializes in which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) providing loans to governments to help the poor 
B) providing loans to corporations that help the poor 
C) providing microfinancing 
D) providing financing for ecologically related large projects 
E) providing grants to not-for-profit organizations 
A) providing loans to governments to help the poor 
B) providing loans to corporations that help the poor 
C) providing microfinancing 
D) providing financing for ecologically related large projects 
E) providing grants to not-for-profit organizations

Question 4

The repayment rate of microloans provided by the Grameen Bank is much greater than that of conventional banks.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

At what level has the United States donated to the Millennium Development Goals, established in the year 2000?

Accepted Answer

A) 1.5% 
B) 1.0% 
C) 0.5% 
D) 0.16% 
E) 0.05% 
A) 1.5% 
B) 1.0% 
C) 0.5% 
D) 0.16% 
E) 0.05%

Question 6

Use the Figure above to answer the following question(s).
-What expenditure could we eliminate in the upper part of the figure that would pay for universal primary education and the elimination of illiteracy?

Accepted Answer

pet foods

Question 7

Three types of capital are used to produce goods and services, including: __________ capital; __________ capital; and __________ capital.

Accepted Answer

natural, h

Question 8

Some companies withhold information from consumers about health or environmental dangers posed by their products unless the government requires they disclose it.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Most people believe in the command and control approach to regulations.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Changing to a recycling and reuse economy will enable us to meet the needs of an ever-growing population indefinitely.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

The coal industry spent $45 million on an ad campaign to plant the phrase "clean coal" in the minds of Americans even though coal remains a dirty fossil fuel. This is an example of a practice known as _______________ .

Accepted Answer

The answer of The coal industry spent $45 million on...

Question 12

The cap and trade system is a market-based approach to pollution in which a permit holder not using its entire allocation of acceptable levels of pollution can sell them to other companies.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

About one-half of the world's people try to live on a daily income of less than $2 per day.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Innovation-friendly regulation does all of the following, except

Accepted Answer

A) create a paperwork nightmare 
B) motivate companies to develop green products 
C) increase company profits 
D) enable companies to create new jobs 
E) increase international market competitiveness 
A) create a paperwork nightmare 
B) motivate companies to develop green products 
C) increase company profits 
D) enable companies to create new jobs 
E) increase international market competitiveness

Question 15

Which of the following includes services and resources produced by the earth's natural processes?

Accepted Answer

A) human capital 
B) natural capital 
C) artificial capital 
D) manufactured capital 
E) development capital 
A) human capital 
B) natural capital 
C) artificial capital 
D) manufactured capital 
E) development capital

Question 16

All of the following would be forms of regulation, except

Accepted Answer

A) requiring that certain resources be protected from unsustainable use 
B) setting acceptable levels of harmful activities 
C) banning the release of toxic chemicals into the environment 
D) selling pollution rights 
E) requiring that certain resources be based on sustainable use 
A) requiring that certain resources be protected from unsustainable use 
B) setting acceptable levels of harmful activities 
C) banning the release of toxic chemicals into the environment 
D) selling pollution rights 
E) requiring that certain resources be based on sustainable use

Question 17

Use the Figure above to answer the following question(s).
-The U.S.agency with responsibility for protecting the environment is the EPA.What was the EPA budget for the year 2005?

Accepted Answer

The answer of   
Use the Figure above to...

Question 18

Most advanced industrialized countries have low-throughput economies.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Use the Figure above to answer the following question(s).
-How much money did Americans spend on potato chips in the year 2006?

Accepted Answer

The answer of   
Use the Figure above to...

Question 20

For decades, the emphasis has been to ____________________ economic production, often at the expense of local jobs.

Accepted Answer

The answer of For decades, the emphasis has been to...

Exam 23: Economics, Environment, and Sustainability

Full-cost pricing is not widely used for all of the following reasons, except

All of the following are direct costs of an automobile, except

The Grameen Bank specializes in which of the following?

The repayment rate of microloans provided by the Grameen Bank is much greater than that of conventional banks.

At what level has the United States donated to the Millennium Development Goals, established in the year 2000?

Use the Figure above to answer the following question(s). -What expenditure could we eliminate in the upper part of the figure that would pay for universal primary education and the elimination of illiteracy?

Three types of capital are used to produce goods and services, including: __________ capital; __________ capital; and __________ capital.

Some companies withhold information from consumers about health or environmental dangers posed by their products unless the government requires they disclose it.

Most people believe in the command and control approach to regulations.

Changing to a recycling and reuse economy will enable us to meet the needs of an ever-growing population indefinitely.

The coal industry spent $45 million on an ad campaign to plant the phrase "clean coal" in the minds of Americans even though coal remains a dirty fossil fuel. This is an example of a practice known as _______________ .

The cap and trade system is a market-based approach to pollution in which a permit holder not using its entire allocation of acceptable levels of pollution can sell them to other companies.

About one-half of the world's people try to live on a daily income of less than $2 per day.

Innovation-friendly regulation does all of the following, except

Which of the following includes services and resources produced by the earth's natural processes?

All of the following would be forms of regulation, except

Use the Figure above to answer the following question(s). -The U.S.agency with responsibility for protecting the environment is the EPA.What was the EPA budget for the year 2005?

Most advanced industrialized countries have low-throughput economies.

Use the Figure above to answer the following question(s). -How much money did Americans spend on potato chips in the year 2006?

For decades, the emphasis has been to ____________________ economic production, often at the expense of local jobs.

Environmental Problems, Their Causes, and Sustainability

Science, Matter, Energy, and Systems

Ecosystems: What Are They and How Do They Work

Biodiversity and Evolution

Biodiversity, Species Interactions, and Population Control

The Human Population and Its Impact

Climate and Biodiversity

Aquatic Biodiversity

Sustaining Biodiversity: the Species Approach

Sustaining Terrestrial Biodiversity: the Ecosystem Approach

Sustaining Aquatic Biodiversity

Food, Soil, and Pest Management

Water Resources

Geology and Nonrenewable Mineral Resources

Nonrenewable Energy

Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy

Environmental Hazards and Human Health

Air Pollution

Climate Disruption and Ozone Depletion

Water Pollution

Solid and Hazardous Waste

Cities and Sustainability

Politics, Environment, and Sustainability

Environmental Worldviews, Ethics, and Sustainability

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Three types of capital are used to produce goods and services, including: capital; capital; and __ capital.